Bloodworks 101

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Ruger is a golden retriever who works with Kitsap Search & Rescue but he's also part of a new program Bloodworks Northwest is now offering to search and rescue operations all over the Pacific Northwest. And as Bloodworks 101 producer John Yeager found out, Ruger may be a pure bred golden retriever but in this case he's a dif...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message The global coronavirus pandemic has upended just about everything about how we live our lives today, even striking deep and very quickly at the heart of our blood supply.  In this episode of Bloodworks 101, we hear from Bloodworks Executive Vice President of Blood Services and blood industry veteran Vicki Finson – who’s adapted to just ab...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Back in March, when the COVID-19 pandemic first began, it looked like the impact on our ability to collect blood would be devastating. Social distancing guidelines forced our fleet of bloodmobiles off the streets, blood drives at high schools, colleges and businesses were now suddenly a thing of the past.  So Bloodworks Northwest started...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message An update to the remarkable true life story. Seattle's Sue Nixon owes her life to the quick response of genuine Good Samaritans and paramedics at Medic One, the tireless research of scientists at Bloodworks Northwest's Research Institute, and the blood donations of people she may never meet. But it all started The Day a Heart St...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Communications Specialist Bill Harper is a gifted storyteller here at Bloodworks Northwest. But in this special Independence Day edition of Bloodworks 101, you'll find out why one of the best stories Bill tells is the one about his own journey and why the Fourth of July has a special significance for him. When Bill Harper speaks abou...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Is there a connection between blood type and risk factors for COVID-19? That's what Dr. Jill Johnsen from the Bloodworks Northwest Research Institute wants to find out. This episode explores that question and others as the search for answers in the COVID-19 pandemic continues.   Support the show

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message It seems like every day we hear more discouraging news about the rapid and deadly spread of COVID-19. As the death toll passes 100,000, it's hard to be hopeful. However that just means you haven't met 79 year-old Sheila Julich. Sheila is an on-call nurse at Kirkland, Washington's Life Care Center, where the first confirmed...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message When Molly Firth arrived at the hospital for the birth of her first baby, she was expecting just that – to have a baby. But never could she have imagined she’d have a maternal hemorrhage and emergently require several units of blood to keep her life. Thanks to Bloodworks, she got them in time, her baby was born healthy, and she views her...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In 2017, Isaac Williams was diagnosed with high-risk, Stage IV neuroblastoma at just 17 months old. Facing a course of treatment lasting the duration of his life so far, Isaac, his mother Kelli, father Dennis and older brother Isaiah endured the unthinkable, faced their worst nightmares, and clawed their way back to normal life. In this e...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message The remarkable true story of how Seattle's Sue Nixon owes her life to the quick response of genuine Good Samaritans and paramedics at Medic One, the tireless research of scientists at Bloodworks Northwest's Research Institute, and the blood donations of people she may never meet. But it all started The Day a Heart Stood Still.  ...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Seattle's Elizabeth Schneider is Bloodworks Northwest's first Convalescent Plasma donor. Convalescent Plasma is donated by those who've tested positive for COVID-19, have recovered and have a clean bill of health for 28 days. In a story with too few happy endings, stories like Elizabeth Schneider's offer the world a me...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message The story of a Bainbridge Island woman, LinMara Bluebird, who says, "Bloodworks Northwest saved my life." Bluebird was diagnosed with a rare form of hemophilia. World class doctors at the Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders say her case was one in a million. This episode sponsored by USI Insurance and Swedish. Support the s...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message As the Medical Director for Bloodworks Bio, Dr. N. Rebecca Haley’s newest project is one that could, if history is any guide, have a big impact in worldwide the fight against COVID-19. Over the past few months, the virus has disrupted public health systems the world over, leaving officials scrambling to respond.  But Dr. Haley is taking a...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Bloodworks Northwest's Executive Vice President of Blood Services Vicki Finson knows what happens behind the scenes when the blood supply dips to emergency levels. Listen in as she describes her reaction to learning about the February 2020 shooting in downtown Seattle during a severe blood shortage, and her advice to our community to...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message As concern grows over the spread of COVID-19, Bloodworks Northwest, the leading provider of blood in the Pacific Northwest, sounds the alarm. The blood supply in the Pacific Northwest is collapsing. As a result, Bloodworks President & CEO Curt Bailey has a new urgency in his message to donors - "We're not gonna ask anymore.&...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Imagine winning a brand new car just for donating blood. In this episode, we travel across Puget Sound to Bremerton, Washington and talk to the staff at Haselwood Auto Group who are partnering with Bloodworks Northwest on a unique promotion - a new car giveaway. But there's more to the story than that - a lot more.  Support the show

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Dr. N. Rebecca Haley is Medical Director of Cord Blood Services, the National Marrow Donor Program Donor Center and Apheresis Center at Bloodworks Northwest. She also gives medical direction for Blood Collection Services. She is a hematologist and has more than 20 years of experience in blood center management and biotechnical development...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Bloodworks Northwest's new President & CEO is Curt Bailey, a former Marine chopper pilot who takes a snowboarder's approach to leadership in the competitive Seattle health care industry. In 75 years as a Pacific Northwest institution, Bloodworks has always been led by a President & CEO with an M.D. behind his or her name...

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message In this trailer, you'll meet John Yeager, your host for this podcast and find out why people at Bloodworks Northwest are so enthusiastic about the project. In this short piece you'll get a hint of the kind of stories the staff at Bloodworks Northwest will be sharing every month or so.    Support the show

Got a story idea for Bloodworks 101? Send us a text message Tom Newman is a courier for Seattle-based Bloodworks Northwest. In this episode of the monthly podcast, Bloodworks 101, Newman explains why he'd do this job whether they paid him or not. Tom delivers blood products from Bloodworks Northwest's transit center in Georgetown (on Seattle's South side) to hospitals and blood driv...